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Turkey's supreme election board to file criminal complaint against main opposition CHP leader

Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) announced May 3 that it will file a criminal complaint against main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over the latter's remarks about the election watchdog. 

The YSK's decision came after an unscheduled meeting on May 3. 

Ankara prosecutors launch probe into ex-French diplomat for 'inciting' Erdoğan's assassination: Spokesperson

The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has launched a probe into a former French diplomat on charges of "instigation of the assassination of the president," a presidential spokesperson said on April 24.

İbrahim Kalın told a press meeting that a statement by Philippe Moreau Defarges was not an insult or a criticism but a call for an assassination.

Turkish coup soldiers were ordered to shoot at will: Indictment

The soldiers who participated in the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt were ordered to shoot at will, according to an indictment prepared by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding coup activities at the Akıncı Air Base. 

The 4,658-page indictment, which includes a total of 481 suspects, was sent to court on March 31. 

Investigation launched into eight Anadolu Agency reporters over Gülen links

An investigation has been launched into eight reporters at Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency over suspected links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to have been behind the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt. 

Gülen ordered followers to conceal themselves after December 2013 probes: Report

U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, ordered his followers to conceal themselves after the December 2013 graft probes, according to a police report sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Police launch operation targeting Gülenists in Turkish defense giant Aselsan

Police have launched an operation against suspected followers of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen in Turkey's leading defense systems producer, Aselsan. 

Some 84 detention warrants were issued in the operation that was carried out on March 9 as part of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. 

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